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1/2 Rupee - Rajeswar Singha
| Issuer | Assam, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1673-1691 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Three lines of Bengali (Assamese) script inscription occupy the central field, mirroring the layout of the obverse with bold raised characters arranged in horizontal registers. A continuous border of raised pellets frames the inscriptions along all eight sides of the octagonal flan. The legends record the royal titulature and regnal information of the issuing Ahom king. The overall execution is consistent with the hammered technique typical of Ahom dynastic silver coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rajeswar Singha ruled Ahom at a moment of sustained military pressure from Mughal Bengal, and the kingdom's coinage reflects that posture — locally administered, deliberately non-Mughal in character, and issued through a mint system the Ahom state kept firmly under royal control. The Ahoms had repelled Mughal forces decisively at Saraighat in 1671, just two years before this type begins, and the coins struck in the years following carry the implicit weight of that victory.
Ahom silver fractions of this period are notoriously inconsistent in flan preparation, with irregular edges common across the type.